Chủ Nhật, 31 tháng 8, 2014

Sony PS Vita set to rip the core out of Apple`s casual App gaming revolution


I could write one of those terribly negative posts vs the PS Vita , you know the kind that ponders what place is there in a world of iOS and Android fart and watered down Unreal Engine quick time slide shows Apps .. for a dedicated gaming handheld with dual analogue sticks and games as close as to a full home console as possible. 


But fellow gamers the Sony PS Vita is set to be an astounding success . 


Really.. the key to the Sony PS Vita`s eventual success is in the staggered Sony launch schedule ......  


The Japanese launch hit the Nihon otaku last year , and left them bemused , as missing was the great Monster Hunter , Gundam iteration , JRPG and of course the teenage dating games most beloved by Salaryman trying to alleviate the stress of 0 holiday , 20 hour work days ,stopping off in a capsule hotel for some respite. 


This first wave was really just to seed the Japanese market ,  to remind Japanese gamers that there would eventually be more Monster Hunter , more Gundam , JRPGs and teenage dating games , but unlike the 3DS which got its Monster Hunter dose at that time this would come later. 


The launch of any hardware Japan side always lights up the radar of EU and USA Sony fans , but with the PS Vita fans have not resorted to importing in great numbers , and this is because they were waiting for the 2nd wave :


The launch of the PS Vita  from it`s inception has been weighted towards the  USA and EU markets , when this second wave hits next week with the UK launch of the PS Vita , this is when the core gamer , that Sony has targeted since the days of it's first grey fliptop , will go to work for Sony . 


Sony hardware is always introduced to and by core fans. In the UK core fans are people who can remember inputting Basic into their computers to play Pong on their black and white TV. These guys are the Sony footsoldier , next week there will be one in your class (your teacher) , on your bus , tube train , sitting across from you in some recently wified burger or coffee joint and they will be wowing a crowd with near console quality gaming , playing games on a portable with dual shock precision , and this will set in motion the third wave:


Any Sony hardware is always propagated by core fans all the way back to the Walkman , you were either the cool dude who first had it , or were influenced by that early adopter into getting it . So  we pay £550 for a launch PS3 , we pay £799 for a Sony HMZ T1 , and we will pay close to £400 for a PS Vita , with a a few games ,memory card , case , etc . But any Sony hardware becomes successful  when the core start to influence the casual gamers into buying the hardware , a cut down cheaper lighter version of which will probably be here in time for Christmas in Japan and next February every where else . 


This is the way of Sony , they give core gamers what they want , and the core then deliver in time through exposure the casual gamers . 


The beauty of this device is the control, the real console game experience , and the potential back catalogue of AAA Playstation , Playstation 2 and PS3 games and there PS Vita exclusive versions ( Disgaea 3 for instance)  that are going to have fans pick up a PS Vita somewhere down the line . We are almost 3 generations into iPad and 4 into Android OS tablets , and whatever their power , display size and multifunction uses you still cannot beat a real game developed by a real software house. And there definitely is a place for both in your life , especially if you can fork out £800 for an iPad 3 with accessories or 2k for your phone contract!


There are lows though , the browser needs improving , but this will come , the PS3s is a lot better than the Xbox 360s after all , and its improvements will eventually trickle down to the PS Vita . 


Get your UK PS Vita from Zavvi or Game now  , oh Game are being coy about shortages  , but there will be plenty to go round . 


Remember this launch is for the core , and like the Rohirrim there were never many , but they get the job done when taking on the Android orcs and the Dark Lord of iOS (R.I.P. dude) .























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Pre order Sins of A Solar Empire Rebellion for $29.95 and get Beta Access


Stardock have their upcoming Rebellion , the next chapter in the Sins of A Solar Empire at just $29.95 a limited time pre order offer for those wise enough to already own , Trinity or Diplomacy . Of course the more master of the universe worthy among you may just have X.X.X.X`d you could pick up Trinity really cheap , register it and then get your pre order bonus discount in for what is expected to one of the PC`s finest games . And you get to support a great PC games developer in the process... 


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METAL GEAR SOLID HD LIMITED COLLECTION UK PAL EDITION IN HAND SOLIDUS MAXIMUS?

we waited and waited.... and Kojima san delivered once again for UK Metal Gear Solid  fans.  the UK Limited edition of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is simply the Big Boss of collectable games at the moment checkout the box below and if you were one of the first 4000 to order you also get Metal Gear Solid 4 Platinum, Kojima  san ,we salute you. You wonderful overachiever  you!

 SOLIDUS MAXIMUS?




look at the size of that thing









UK Metal Gear fans are getting an exclusive version ,   BUY NOW FROM THEGAMEVEDA EBAY STORE OR THEGAMEVEDA BONANZA AND ECRATER and preorder the       Metal Gear Solid HD Collection:  360 Limited Edition and the Metal Gear Solid HD  Collection PS Vita version   which will be sold out by the time you finish reading this so to avoid having to go back to the preorder link click here and get those orders in 
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: PS3 Limited Edition (Zavvi Exclusive)

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: PS3 Limited Edition (Zavvi Exclusive)


Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: PS3 Limited Edition (Zavvi Exclusive)




Release Date: 03 February 2012
From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection offers a handful of the most popular Metal Gear Solid titles from the past in true HD for the first time ever. Featuring three complete games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the HD Collection offers old and new fans a chance to experience the epic game play, design and storytelling of the MGS franchise.

The "Metal Gear Solid (MGS)" series is the seminal work of Hideo Kojima, Japan's master game creator, and the progenitor of the stealth action game genre. The series has become a global phenomenon, with over 27 million copies sold worldwide. The player controls a secret agent from an elite special forces unit who is sent on solo sneaking missions through enemy installations, vast jungles, and sometimes even the thick of battle. Alone and surrounded by the enemy, even a special forces agent will find it tough to come out alive. But that is the secret behind the series' popularity-the cerebral challenge of figuring out how to avoid combat, and the thrill of sneaking through enemy territory undetected.
This Limited Edition box contains the following:
  • Copy of MGS HD Collection
  • Variant MGS HD Collection Steelbook
  • MGS T-Shirt, exclusive to this Limited Edition
  • 250 page premium art book showcasing the artwork of Yoji Shinkawa



 buy now whilst stocks last 

and PS anyone who ordered the fabled limited to 4000 unit ultra rare edition is going to get MGS4 thrown in as well 

regardless come February this is going to be the most sought after game for collectors  .



















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Double Fine changing game development for ever with over $1million donated in 24 hours

The coolest game related news of the year is Double Fine using kickstarter to fund a new adventure game , to be launched on Steam this October. Come on Tim Shafer fans , donate , contribute and kick the game development establishment in the tentacles .


A million dollars in 24 hours now you know what I mean when I say point and click will never die , of course it could just be that we all want to have lunch with Ron Gilbert and Tim Shafer , as means of meeting Cookie Monster.....






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Download From Dust for PC 66% off !







Ahh the joys of Steam , go get your From Dust  from Steam for just £3.99 , just for to day of course...



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Thứ Bảy, 30 tháng 8, 2014

The Last Story Limited Edition for £37.99

Hey listen your Wii is not dead tis just sleeping , till the next dose of JRPG wonderment in this case The Last Story arrives , they say this is the penultimate Wii RPG ,  in a triforce of releases that include Xenoblade Chronicles , and Pandora's Tower that have Wii fans across the pond and in our humble shires going Donkey Kong Jr with their bongos desperate to get hold of some of the finest JRPG gaming , and on the Wii ... 







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Playing the Mass Effect 3 demo with Kinect on Xbox 360 INCINERATE!



And here we have the 2nd half of the Mass Effect demo played with voice commands using Kinect , there is actually no reason this feature cannot be included in the PC and PS3 versions .This is just voice recognition code after all . The way you play changes completely , and it allows you channel your inner Paul Atreides ,like the God King you can kill with a word and and Fremen chicks dig ...


But this is Mass Effect , and you also now get to speak the choices that you make out loud , adding to the immersion , but the most fun can be had in coming up with shouted squad based combos check out the video below:








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Mass Effect 3 +DLC for £27.95





Mass Effect 3 is simply too much fun to miss out on , and now you can pre order it with added DLC for just £27.95   . And the engine runs blindingly fast even on integrated GPUS like the Intel HD3000 as you can see from my playtest here


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EA Valantine's Day Massacre 50 % off Crysis 2 Battlefield 2 Medal of Honor Bulletstorm






How does EA do Valentine's day ? Well more in a Valentine's Day Massacre than the choccies and flowers style. For with 50 % off Origin downloads of almost all EAs FPS games , the only red decorating your EA Valentine experience will be the bits of gib and virtual slomo evisceration decorating your pc monitor in the likes of Bullet Storm , Battlefield , Crysis 2 and Medal of Honor .


The real bargain here is the classic Medal Of Honor Airborne . Which was the zenith of EA trying to do something different to the military fps , bringing to a sad end the open ended multi route gameplay that EA was imbuing the Medal of Honor Series with. You see time was when MOH was the Call of Duty of its generation. But like all FPS games , it was really just based on a linear series of tunnels mapped with scenery and interspersed with set pieces and cut scenes . Which sounds scarily like COD now doesn't it Treyarch and Infinity Ward ( whats left of you )?


Then EA got brave , and the last few WW2 set MOH games had open ended maps with open ended objectives ,and routes , not just a linear corridor fps game with set pieces , and this for me makes them far better than the later MOH and FPS games that are all aping COD which of course apes the original MOH formula! In Airborne the game environment is key , a town is a town , you chose your entry point , multiple battles are going on in multiple locations you chose how and which order to tackle them , this actually gives you a far better impression that you are in a real world situation than the lovingly textured and conceiled cookie cutter corridors of later linear FPS games like the latest Medal of Honor and Call of Duty.


So I urge you to check out Medal of Honor Airborne , it is there on origin for just £2 and then get back on EAs case to stop aping COD or Battlefield with MOH and take it back in the direction of a sandbox multiple route fps that Airborne is thus far the finest example of.


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Today is Major Sheppard Day time to Kinect to Mass Effect 3 on 360 and demo the PC version

Been shouting commands at kinect all day on the Xbox 360 Demo of Mass Effect 3 , and it is so intuitive and accurate , it changes the game completely not just in a most Clint Eastwood in Firefox vein but more than that  I found myself  channelling my inner Paul Muadib  ..you know when Usul no longer requires a weirding module! 


Yes like the God King of the Fremen I can not only kill with a word , but can command others to at the same time .... or just simply change weapons . heal , or change the tactics of my squad . all with voice and faster than all those button pushes or mouse clicks.


I have not seen any sign of head or hand gesture tracking , simply because I was too busy shouting multi character /party  combos with various mixes of incinerate , concuss , warp and singularity , even lobbing grenades using voice. Combine this with your joypad for shooting and you ARE a lethal killing squad not just an individual. 


Now pay attention Molyneux , this is is what we wanted from kinect , not Milo !


PC  fans need not despair , for ME3 runs faster and smoother on your hardware than the 360 version.


Easily . The ME3 engine is far better optimised for today's hardware , and that hardware includes Intel GPUS!


I have just been playing on a Windows 8 Intel HD3000 and i7 powered Lenovo X220T , and it is so fast ! And it claims this is not optimal hardware!  With Kinect for PC not far off it would be impressive to see the PC version get a Kinect update or at least allow speech commands through a mic or head set  .  Check out thegameveda demo play through part 1:








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Thứ Sáu, 29 tháng 8, 2014

PS Vita pre order decisions : Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention for £29.99







Got my Uncharted , Wipeout , and death metal fix ala Army Corps of Hell , now for the long haul , it is time to pre order Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita) for £29.99 , true it will not be out for a while , but this is the best pre order price going.... 

And speaking of getting things going , the PS Vita is going to thrive on releases like this exclusive version of Disgaea , Sony is going to steadily pick up core fans  with a treasure trove of core games that can now be done justice thanks to the inclusion of twin sticks , touch and hardware close enough to home consoles. 


There will be a point when your favourite PS3 classic gets an exclusive update or version  and  at that point you will get back on the Sony wagon , and leave your phone for ...you know like calling people perhaps about how you are just playing the most awesome hand held version of your favourite console game.... speaking of which on to my next PS Vita decision ....





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PS Vita preorder decisions : Army Corps Of Hell for £19.95 for the death metal!

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Watching the videos of this game was not enough to get me to order it , Square Enix publishing it piqued my interest a little , but what made it a must have is when I read about and heard the sound track , that and it being £19.95 to pre order here






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PS Vita Pre order decisions: Ridge Racer for £14.95



Ridge Racer


A Sony console launch is always accompanied with a Ridge Racer and you can have this for £14.95 here



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PS Vita Pre order decisions : Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus for £24.99



Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2


It has to be done , just for the added challenge of completing the game and added trials whilst moving at the speed of a ninja turtle in a plane train and or automobile all within the time constraints of a 3 hour battery life ....


The best deal for Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus is £24.99 here , if you want to spend more there is always Zavvi and Game.....


Right got to practise my Ninpo moves by stroking the back of the cat's ears without waking it ... they don`t call me Grasshopper for nothing ... they don`t call me Grasshopper at all....



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PS Vita Pre order decisions : The best console bundle Uncharted 3+16gb card+3G PSVita

There are many bundles at Zavvi , Game and Amazon . But the finest and easiest bundle to go for thegameveda is the £319 Uncharted 3 + 16 gb Memory Card + 3G PS Vita console from Gamestop . and you can pay with Paypal so none of that nonsense where your bank cancels or holds up your purchase whilst you go through hours of phone calls restating that you made the purchase...


All the Gamestop bundles are just one click , and have been up since the beginning , so none of the shifting deals ala Game , Shopto and others I cannot be bothered to mention. 

You also get the pre order pack . 

OK got my console sorted now to chose more games.....



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Thứ Năm, 28 tháng 8, 2014

Pandora's Tower Collectors Edition for £39.95

Pandora’s Tower: Limited Edition

Pandoras Tower Collectors Edition  is yours for just £39.95 this is the third of the great JRPG sequence , one of the finest to hit any machine in gaming history , I speak of course of  Xenoblade Chronicles , The Last Story , and this Pandora's Tower … Ironic really that the console that with it's launch pulled in casual gamers with motion controls ,mini game compilations and 1st party titles is now pulling in core gamers by droves with core JRPG games that are the envy of PS3 and Xbox 360 fans. 







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PS Vita Pre order decisions: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2 Extend for £19.95

You know all that hoohah about PS Vita games costing the same as PS3 games ? Well it is true as demonstrated by Blaz Blue Contiuum Shift Extend for £19.95 , which is also how much it cost on the PS3

Of course what the press forgot to realise is that the price of games fluctuates and generally goes down , and here we have an example of £20 off the RRP ! 

This logic does not seem to work on Nintendo releases though!



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Realm of The Mad God free on Steam now prepare for Coop MMO Bullet Hell Shooter Heaven



Realm of the Mad God can be had free here


Unlike Sony and Nintendo , Valve has been quick to jump into the Free 2 Play arena , a necessity  brought on by the free Apps that dominate iOS and Android. The number of Free to Play games on Steam increases almost on an hourly basis , or so it seems , and not only continues to cement  Steam's dominance and reputation, but also adds kudos points to everyone's  favourite digital game delivery service by championing Independent developers, assuming said developers make some money some where along the way ,but hey  games like Realm of the Mad God are priceless works of art and on  Steam that means literally priceless.


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Why iOS and Android mobile tablet gaming is set to reVitalise dedicated gaming console industry



Far from killing off traditional dedicated portable games console , the casual tsunami of iOS and Android phone and tablet gaming is set to breathe new life into  Sony and Nintendo hand helds , and home consoles . 


You see in GameClub everybody plays , and the more people play thanks to iOS and Android the more they want to play , and this eventually includes core gaming . You may start on the soft stuff with your Angry Birds , but you will eventually be introduced to the hard stuff , and find yourself trying to beat your first Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus sub boss for the nth time when you hit that core gaming zone ...and you are transformed from casual gaming grub to a beautiful ninja core gaming butterfly ( add harder analogy as appropriate) 


The reality is competition breeds excellence , and weeds out obsolescence ,  Sony took the console gaming crown because it had competition from Sega and Nintendo in the 90s , and Sega and Nintendo owned the video game arena since the early 80s.  That level of formidable competition is what made Sony work harder . And later Microsoft work harder to steal some of Sony's success.


Now we have a similar situation with the so called dominance of video gaming by iOS and Android devices , this is not to be feared this is to be applauded , for this level of competition is what will kick Nintendo , Sony and Microsoft where it hurts .. in the  bank balance .. and make them strive for better results. 


Had it not been for Apple`s success , there would be no indie scene of bedroom coders , scoring millions in sales with their fart apps , these guys and girls are going to progress to coding for other platforms so everyone wins in the end. 


And there will be casualties , but that is the way of the PC and Video games industry , which thrive on success , think how your PC has been changed by the success of Apple , or how Windows 8 is so touch based following iOS success on iPad , in the same way we will see tablet and phone gaming success reVitalise (pun intended )  video gaming on dedicated hand helds . 


There is one thing business types never get , that gaming is for life and every real gamer wants to play every game on every available platform . They gotta catchem all , and most importantly if your platform fails you cannot blame your rivals success for that failure  .. you have as they say ..been pwned!















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